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Sony Pictures
Studios Gallery
Aerial view of the old MGM Studios
One of the back studio lots from MGM
Part of the studio
Large rainbow paying homage to The Wizard Of Oz
The Tornado scene was filmed on Stage 14
The tornado ready to carry Dorothy away to Oz
Fun Fact: the tornado is a windsock attached to a motor with dust blowing around it
The house descending onto the Wicked Witch Of The East
Fun Fact: the house is a model simply dropped from high above a painted studio floor
Stage 27 was where Dorothy's house landed in Munchkinland
An overhead view of Munchkinland during filming
The Yellow Brick Road Leading Into Munchkinland
The Cornfield and Apple Orchard was a vast set, expanding across three sound stages: 15, 25, and 26
The Cornfield and Apple Orchard was a vast set, expanding across three sound stages: 15, 25, and 26
An early look at the Cornfield
Fun Fact: Richard Thorpe designed this cornfield, but was then fired and replaced with Victor Fleming (of Gone With The Wind fame) and he cleaned up this area, giving the area curbs and neater looking bricks
An updated look to the Cornfield
Fun Fact: This new curb lined Yellow Brick Road is the work of Victor Fleming
The Tin Man's Cottage
The deadly Poppy Field lured its travelers into a long slumber on Stage 29
Fun Fact: Thousands of poppies were made by hand
The deadly Poppy Field
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